"The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism — ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. ”
— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Friday, July 29, 2011

FGF - Sarah Vaughan's Come Rain or Come Shine

I have a public radio player on my iPhone, and I go to sleep listening to WBGO, a wonderful jazz station out of Newark. This morning, about 4:40 A.M., I awoke out of a sound sleep to this standard, and understood the reason why. Susan, this is for you.